2014年11月27日 星期四

2014-11-28 South Africa Science

  Times LIVE   
Friends in the highest of places  Times LIVE
Having a pen pal just reached a new altitude, thanks to Friendsinspace.org, an online app that allows you to say hello to Samantha Cristoforetti, a European Space Agency astronaut, while she is in the International Space Station.
Friends in Space is a networking site for the space geek in all of us   Fusion
Befriend Italy's First Female Astronaut With This App   Clapway
Say Hello To An Astronaut In Space With This Amazing App   Business Insider Australia

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  The Nation   
DNA may survive trip to suborbital space  The Nation
WASHINGTON - DNA molecules attached to the outside of a rocket may be able survive a trip to suborbital space and back into the Earth's atmosphere at extremely high temperatures, according to a study Wednesday. The experiment, carried out on the ...

DNA displays toughness, survives trip on the exterior of a rocket   The Seattle Times
DNA survives space launch and planetary re-entry. Huge implications for alien life   ZME Science
The 10 most bizarre things sent into space   Telegraph.co.uk
io9   
Economic Times   
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  Earthweek - A Diary of the Planet   
Lava from Cape Verde volcano threatens to engulf town  Daily Mail
PRAIA, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Molten lava from a volcano in the Cape Verde archipelago slid towards the town of Cha das Caldeiras on Thursday, threatening to destroy it and a nearby village four days after an initial eruption. Television images showed a huge ...

Cape Verde Eruption Forces Hundreds to Evacuate   Earthweek - A Diary of the Planet

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US, British data show 2014 could be hottest year on record  Sydney Morning Herald
This year may eclipse 2010 as the hottest since records began in the 19th century, a sign long-term global warming is being stoked by rising greenhouse gas emissions, scientists said. The period of January to October 2014 is already among the warmest ever ...


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Altair partners with South Africa's Centre for High Performance Computing  Cape Business News
Altair has confirmed its three-year Platinum sponsorship of South Africa's Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC) National Conference, taking place Dec. 1-5, 2014. Around 350 delegates are expected to attend. The CHPC provides world-class ...


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  Deccan Chronicle   
Climate change: India to pay dearly, says Royal Society  Deccan Chronicle
Bengaluru: Warning that floods like the ones which ravaged Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Odisha are imminent between now and 2090, a report of The Royal Society, London, has suggested effective and affordable options to reduce the damage likely to be ...

Earth must brace itself for a rise in extreme weather   Daily Times
South West should brace itself for more flooding and extreme weather according ...   Western Morning News
​Climate chaos: Extreme weather will wreak havoc in Britain – study   RT
Phys.Org   
Telegraph.co.uk   
Irish Examiner   
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  NDTV   
Eye of Sauron'' Provides New Way of Measuring Distances to Galaxies  Prensa Latina
27 de noviembre de 2014, 16:33London, 27 Nov (Prensa Latina)UK Scientists have developed a new way of measuring precise distances to galaxies tens of millions of light years away. The method is similar to what land surveyors use on Earth, by measuring ...

Scientists Determine Distance to Galaxies by studying nearby NGC 4151 galaxy   Uncover California
Scientists Find More Accurate Way to Measure Distances to Galaxies   NDTV
Astronomers Measure Distance to Eye of Sauron (NGC 4151)   Sci-News.com
American Live Wire   
Beta Wired   
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  WallStreet OTC   
MIT Scientists Found an Invisible Force Field Protecting Earth  WallStreet OTC
The invisible force field seems to be taken from a Star-Trek movie script – it's invisible, it's steady, and it doesn't allow harmful cosmic radiation penetrating into our planet's atmosphere. Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers say it was first noticed ...

High above the Earth Exists Super Shields that Block Harmful Electrons   Design & Trend
Scientists Discover Earth's Larges Force Field   Dumb-Out
An Invisible Barrier Saves Earth From Dangerous Electrons   Frontline Desk
The Hoops News   
Gizmodo Australia   
The Utah People's Post   
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  CBC.ca   
Space, the final frontier for 3-D printing  CNN
(CNN) -- We're used to seeing manufacturer tags that read "Made in the USA," "Made in Taiwan" or "Made in..." just about anywhere on the globe. But this week, for the first time, an item can read "Made in Space." The International Space Station's 3-D printer ...

November 27, 2014 in Mission Reports: Thanksgiving in space   Spaceflight Now
A Freeze-Dried, Irradiated And Thermostabilized Thanksgiving Dinner   io9
Nasa's astronauts at ISS partying on Thanksgiving Day with turkey, mushrooms ...   The Hoops News
CBC.ca   
Science Times   
Telegraph.co.uk   
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  Wired   
THE WORLD OVER: Volcano eruption hits flights in Japan  Himalayan Times
TOKYO: Flights in Japan were cancelled or diverted on Thursday to avoid a cloud of ash and smoke spewing from an erupting volcano in the south. Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways warned passengers of "a number of cancellations and changed ...

Eruptions from Japan's Aso Becoming More Intense   bradfordtoday
Mount Aso eruptions disrupt flights   Asahi Shimbun
Japan volcano eruption hits flights   Channel News Asia
Mizo News   
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